Queen Elizabeth I : Selected Works

by Steven W. May

• ISBN13: 9780743470810
• ISBN10: 0743470818
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-01-06
• Publisher: Washington Square Press

Summary

Queen Elizabeth I was one of the most charismatic of English sovereigns, and one of the most prolific. While her more famous public speeches are familiar to some, many of her private writings have never before been printed or made accessible. Now, for the first time, a generous selection of her poetry, speeches, essays, letters, prayers, and translations is being made available to a popular audience. From a poem written in charcoal on a wall at Woodstock Palace by the twenty-two-year-old imprisoned princess, to the speech the thirty-year-old queen gave in response to parliamentary pressure that she marry, to the fascinating letters sent to her emissaries as they conducted the kingdom's business, this collection of the selected writings of Elizabeth I is a privileged glimpse into the mind of one of the most compelling rulers of the Western world.

Table of Contents

Chronology
Abbreviations
Indroduction
Editorial Procedures
Original Poems	p. 1
Speeches	p. 31
Letters	p. 93
Prayers	p. 245
Essays	p. 261
Translations	p. 267
Wrongly Attributed Works	p. 329
For Further Reading	p. 333
Index	p. 337
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